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NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence

October 15, 2024

The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies.

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NIST Awards $3 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development

September 23, 2024

The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled cybersecurity employees.

NIST Awards Over $1.2 Million to Small Businesses to Advance Cybersecurity, Biopharmaceuticals, Semiconductors and More

May 15, 2024

The awards will fund research and development of new products relating to cybersecurity, quantum computing, health care, semiconductor manufacturing and other

A New Way of Designing Auxetic Materials

May 30, 2024

Auxetics defy common sense, widening when they’re stretched and narrowing when they’re compressed.

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NIST and NSF Award Nearly $7.1 Million to 15 Universities to Support Disaster Resilience

January 18, 2024

The grants will fund research that will improve the ability of buildings, infrastructure and communities to withstand severe natural hazards.

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Saving Seconds, Saving Lives: NIST-Funded Challenge Crowns Winners in 3D Tracking Technology

January 9, 2024

The ability to pinpoint a first responder’s precise location inside a building can be a matter of life and death.

NIST Awards Funding to 8 Universities to Advance Standards Education

January 2, 2024

The funding supports curricula development to integrate content on documentary standards and standardization processes into courses, modules, seminars and

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By Cracking a Metal 3D-Printing Conundrum, Researchers Propel the Technology Toward Widespread Application

March 20, 2023

Gaps in our understanding of what happens within metal during the process have made results inconsistent. But a new breakthrough could grant an unprecedented

NIST Awards More Than $3.5 Million to High-Tech Small Businesses to Support Innovations in Manufacturing, Medical Diagnostics and More

December 7, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $3.5 million in funding to 17

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